abaxial

[ ab-ak-see-uhl ]

/ æbˈæk si əl /

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adjective

being or situated away from the axis: the abaxial surface of a leaf.

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Origin of abaxial

First recorded in 1850–55; ab- + axial

Words nearby abaxial

abat-jour, abator, abattage, A battery, abattoir, abaxial, abaya, abb, Abba, abbacy, abba-dabba

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How to use abaxial in a sentence

From, away from, as in abaxial, lying outside of or away from any body or part.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern
Feet strongly curved, longer than the shell, with a series of short conical spines on the abaxial side.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for abaxial

abaxial

/ (æbˈæksɪəl) /

adjective

facing away from the axis, as the surface of a leafCompare adaxial

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Medical definitions for abaxial

abaxial

[ ăb-ăk′sē-əl ]

adj.

Located away from or on the opposite side of an axis.

Other words from abaxial

ab•ax′i•al•ly adv.